A recently developed Science and Technology Master Plan proposes merging science with technology, with the aim of improving the country’s research and development capacity, the Education Ministry has said.
According to a statement from the ministry, the draft plan, which is to be tabled before Cabinet, proposes more attention being placed on science and technology in schools.
It adds that “The pivot of this will… be the education and training of teachers; first to understand the power of science, and then to be able to effectively impart it to all segments of the population, starting with the pre-primary and primary levels.”
Several notable development plans, the ministry said, have argued that improvement in the country’s science and technology capability